Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 1987 and 1982 



[Data are based on a sample of farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 



Total farm production expenses farms. 1987. 



Average per farm 



Livestock and poultry purchased _. 



Feed for livestock i 



mixed formula feeds . 



Seeds, bulbs, plants, and t 



Commercial fertilizer' 



Gasoline and gasohol , 



Hired farm labor. 



Contract labor 



Repair and maintenance 



Customwork, machine hire, and rental of 

 machinery £ 



Cash rent___ 



Property taxes paid _ 



All other farm production expenses _ 



'Data for 1987 include cost of custom applications. 

 ^Data for 1987 exclude cost of custom applications f 

 =Data for 1982 do not include imputation for item nonresponse. 



1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 



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